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Recording: Recharge

We are getting closer and closer to finally finishing our new album. Back on my birthday we had a listen through to nine out of the ten songs that'll be on the collection. This little instagram clip is a tiny section from one of the last songs we'll be finishing, Recharge. You can hear the guitar playing of our friend Don Harrison over the repurposed drumming of Jesse Smith (I grabbed song of his drumming from a song off our debut album The World Over and built a new groove over top). It's quite an ambient and funky thing we've created and should fit in nicely between the more traditional dance rock tracks and the electro-disco vibe of the others. Check out it.

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Combine the Victorious is the electronic indie dream pop project of Isabelle Dunlop and Mark R Henning . From their indie rock beginnings in 2007 through the electronic duo of 2014 they are today, the music has always been the message. New album - Autonomous - is scheduled for a 2015 release.